Behaviour

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AHMEDABAD: Launching a personal attack on BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Gujarat Congress today likened him to the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. "Modi's behaviour is against the Indian culture. He behaves like sultans. Aurangzeb had imprisoned his father to capture power. In the same way, he behaves with his senior party leaders," Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee president Arjun Modhvadia said here. "He (Modi) has turned party veteran L K Advani helpless and compelled him to contest the Lok Sabha poll from Gandhinagar seat and not from Bhopal.

MELBOURNE: Our brains are hardwired to stop us drinking more water than is healthy, according to a new study. The study led by the University Of Melbourne and the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health found a 'stop mechanism' that determined brain signals telling the individual to stop drinking water when no longer thirsty. Researcher Professor Derek Denton from the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne said the study provided insight into the human instincts that determine survival behaviour and are also of medical importance.

By Subramanian Kalpathi What motivates people to act? Are we aware of our actions completely when we engage in a task? An action or thought repeated over time may subsequently turn into an ingrained mindset or habit. A habitual pattern may be either beneficial or detrimental in the long run. A beneficial habit like always wearing a safety belt before starting the vehicle or the mindset of putting the interest of the team over oneself could be encouraged. However, how does one break a harmful, deep-rooted practice like chain-smoking, procrastination, making destructive comments, bad etiquette, indiscriminate honking or speeding on the roads?

BHUJ: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal today apologised for his party workers' behaviour in Delhi and Lucknow while protesting his "detention" and urged them to stick to non-violence. "It was going to happen...some of them retaliated after they were attacked...I apologise for their behaviour and I once again urge them to remain non-violent," he told reporters here in response to a query on the arrest of over a dozen AAP workers in Delhi. AAP workers had yesterday clashed with BJP activists outside the saffron party headquarters in Delhi and Lucknow after Kejriwal's car was damaged in Gujarat in retaliation to protests against his brief "detention" in the state.

Samir Arora , founder and fund manager, Helios Capital doesn't mince words when speaking. The latest target of his ire is Maruti Suzuki, India's biggest car company which has decided to hand over its new proposed new plant in Gujarat to parent Suzuki. Local shareholders are up in arms over Maruti's move and Arora, whose views are keenly followed by Indian investors, lent his support to the battle being waged by mutual fund managers. In an interview with Palak Shah , Arora said he is frustrated with many MNCs which try every trick in the book to cheat minority shareholders and targeted Suzuki as being anti-minority shareholders.

NEW DELHI: A parliamentary panel today rapped some officials of private carrier Jet Airways for their "rude and curt" behaviour towards an MP and said such "arrogance" by any organisation or individual was "unacceptable". BSP MP Ashok Kumar Rawat had complained that he was discriminated against "on caste basis" and not extended the desired facilities and courtesies by the airline when he travelled from Bengaluru to Delhi on May 11, 2012. In its report tabled in Parliament, the panel felt that "such display of arrogance does not brood well for any organisation.

By Devashish Chakravarty Smart resumes are useful only in getting a job. To sustain it, one requires not just expertise in one's field but, more importantly, inter-personal skills. Here are the top people skills that will help you put your career on a fast track. 1. EXPRESS BOLDLY Be assertive. The team needs your inputs and ideas, so learn to express yourself verbally and in writing. Be direct and clear, using simple language and minimum words. Assertiveness is not aggression, so stick to positive language, learn to accept a 'No' and don't alienate people by bragging.

NEW DELHI: There was enough warning that the House would be in for a tumultuous Thursday. Sabbam Hari , MP from Anakapalli, had threatened to set himself on fire or poison himself, but neither manner of protest came to pass. Shiva Prasad , MP from Chitoor, had threatened to let loose the reptiles in the Lok Sabha . But Andhra MPs managed to bring parliamentary behaviour to a new low as they tried their best to prevent the government from introducing the Telangana Bill . As Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde rose to introduce the Bill, L Rajagopal launched himself into action.

NEW DELHI: Facing racial discrimination has become a part of daily life for a majority of youngsters coming from the northeast to the national capital, which touts its tag of being a cosmopolitan city. Often referred to as 'chinki', 'chowmein' and 'momos', these youngsters say they have to resist discrimination and fight against abuses hurled at them by their compatriots. Coming from the eight NE states of Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura and Sikkim, these youth hope to get better education and job opportunities in the national capital.

NEW DELHI: All homosexual behaviour will continue to be regarded as a crime in India, with the Supreme Court on Tuesday refusing to revisit a controversial ruling that upheld a Victorian era law. Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code makes all unnatural sexual acts against the order of nature a crime, but the Delhi High Court had read down its scope to keep all adult consensual activity out of its ambit, saying that societal mores...